Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and Associated Hospitals Board of Management
Scope and Contents
Board of Management minutes 1948-1974; Committee minutes 1948-1974; annual reports 1948-1973, 1989-1990; standing orders and lists of committees 1948-1974; brochures 1960-1970; Work Studies (S.E. Regional Hospital Board) 1960-1974; Work Studies (various) 1958-1973; Staff Returns and Review Committee papers 1948-1953; Joint Planning Committee papers 1959-1966; Radiological Safety Committee papers 1965-1972; miscellaneous committee papers 1954-1974; staff appointments, establishment, etc 1948-1989; general administration 1949-1972; wards, medical services, patient care, etc 1949-1974; nurse training 1958-1974; periodicals 1954-1974
Dates
- Creation: 1948-1990
Language of Materials
English.
Conditions Governing Access
Public access to these records is governed by the UK Data Protection Act 2018, the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and the relevant version of the Scottish Government Records Management: Health and Social Care Code of Practice (Scotland). Whilst some records may be accessed freely by researchers, the aforementioned legislation and guidelines mean that records containing sensitive information on named individuals may be closed to the public for a set time.
Where records contain information relating to named deceased adults, they will be open 75 years after the latest date in the record, on the next 01 January. Records containing sensitive information on individuals below 18 years (living or deceased) or adults not proven to be deceased will be open 100 years after the latest date in the record, on the next 01 January. Further information on legislation and guidelines covering medical records can be found on the LHSA webpage (https://library.ed.ac.uk/heritage-collections/our-collections/lhsa).
LHSA can support the use of records closed to public access for legitimate clinical, historical and genealogical research purposes. Please contact the LHSA Archivist for more details regarding procedures on how you can apply for permission to view closed records. Telephone us on: 0131 650 3392 or email us at lhsa@ed.ac.uk
Biographical / Historical
Set up as a result of the NHS (Scotland) Act of 1947 under the control of the South Eastern Regional Hospital Board and operated until reorganisation in 1974. The following were included: Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Simpson Memorial Maternity Pavilion, Queen Mary Maternity Home, Corstorphine Hospital, Beechmount Hospital, Chalmers Hospital (from 1970), Edinburgh Dental Hospital and School, Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion (from 1969, incorporating Orthoptic Clinic, School Eye Service and Artificial Eye Fitting Centre, Cambridge Street), Hearing Aid Centre, Cambridge Street, Seamen's Dispensary, Leith, and Child Welfare Clinic, Windsor Street. It became Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and Associated Hospitals Unit, and subsequently the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh National Health Service Trust and Lothian University Hospitals NHS Trust.
Full Extent
3.23 shelf metres: bound volumes, papers
Arrangement
Chronological within record class
Custodial History
Records held within the National Health Service prior to transfer
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
Accruals
No further accessions are expected.
- Title
- Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and Associated Hospitals Board of Management
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Repository Details
Part of the Lothian Health Services Archive Repository
Centre for Research Collections
Edinburgh University Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44 (0)131 650 3392
lhsa@ed.ac.uk